Our class was without a science teacher for almost two weeks. The principal assured us that a new teacher would arrive soon and we waited eagerly for him. On Monday morning we saw a young lady standing next to the principal during assembly. She looked elegant and smart. Her hair was long and tied neatly … Read more
I hate to get up early in the morning and to go to school, particularly waking up and preparing for my examinations and then marching off to take them. My father persuades me to get up early and exercise. In fact, he forces me to do so and I hate this very much. I hate … Read more
A school is a place of learning and acquiring knowledge for a child. It is here that he gets his basic training. Here he joins new associations, comes in contact with boys of different temperaments and forms new ideas and habits. It is here that he prepares himself for the struggle of life. So the … Read more
I have always been an average student in my class. This hurt my feelings and then I resolved that I shall study very hard and become a rank holder. I wanted to be placed among the first three at the end of each examination. Since I have a strong will-power I worked hard all day … Read more
Illiterate and weak-minded people all over the world often are a prey to superstitions. Their lives are ruled by them and they base their actions on the various superstitious beliefs. Superstitious people can be called backward. They tend to interpret every phenomenon irrationally. They assess a happening illogically and even guide their actions on the … Read more
There are some people in society who talk much more than they should. They are always ready to offer suggestions, advice and recommendations even when they are not asked to. No one wants to listen to them yet they continue to bore people with their never-ending chatter. Such people do not think before they speak … Read more
If one works very hard and continuously, one naturally feels tired. Our minds begin to wonder, and we feel unable to fix our attention on work. Psychologists say that fatigue is caused by some of the brain matter being wasted while at hard work and that in order to allow the matter to be replaced, … Read more
Ours is an age of electricity which is replacing other sources of energy like water, oil and coal because it is comparably cheap, efficient and useful. Electricity supplies every kind of energy to man to improve his scientific inventions and increase his social amenities. From house-lighting to the running of giant factories, it is the … Read more
With the advent of cycles, buses, motor cars, trains and aeroplanes, walking tours are seldom undertaken now in the country. In ancient days such tours were very common. They were undertaken mainly for religious purposes, be it to Rameswaram or to far off Varanasi. They were also undertaken for attending marriages Although on those occasions, … Read more
Scout movement originated in British in 1908. Sir Baden Powell was its patron. Slowly the movement extended To every civilized country including India. It started as a Trial Experiment camp in 1907 but the movement spread with speed to almost every part of the world. In 1908, a Handbook Scouting for Boys was published over … Read more
